The year in impact: Our episodes that resonated the most in 2025

US approval for pill version of weight-loss drug Wegovy hailed as 'breakthrough' in obesity fight

National Museum of Qatar reflects on 50 years of history, identity and reinvention

Precision medicine in the UAE is set to change lives

We should keep our hopes up ahead of 2026

US leverages UN, IMF and World Bank to advance revamped 'America First' agenda

From Al Hol to Aleppo: Syrian families begin life after years languishing in desert camp

CEO Michael Chalhoub on taking over the family business: 'My grandparents built this to make a small living'

US strikes ISIS in Nigeria after Donald Trump alleges killing of Christians

Premier League predictions: Man United misfire against Newcastle and Arsenal stay top of the pack

Fahrenheit is still the best way to take the temperature - Celsius just doesn't measure up

Best photos of December 26: From camel racing in Qatar to the Guinean presidential campaign

Afcon 2025: Why Egypt v South Africa remains one of African football’s great rivalries

Stranger Things finale includes a hidden clue to the franchise’s next chapter

Europe’s nuclear sites on high alert for drone threats in the year ahead

Cricket in 2025: South Africa show champions' mentality, but India and Pakistan's hostilities debase the game

The 2025 bumper quiz of the year

IIT Delhi - Abu Dhabi hosts AIMS 2025 to advance global dialogue on AI and sustainable technologies

AI is producing more intelligence but leading to less clarity

Bitcoin could revisit highs in 2026 on weaker US dollar and tight supply

Oil slips by more than 2% on US-Ukraine meeting but still ekes out weekly gain

UAE praises Saudi Arabia's efforts for security in Yemen

President Sheikh Mohamed holds talks with Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif on official visit

Ashes fourth Test: 20 wickets fall as Australia edge chaotic opening day at MCG

UAE issues law to protect children from harmful digital content

Sixteen of UAE's most memorable exhibitions this year, ranging from intricate tatreez to colossal chandeliers

Top 45 concerts and events coming to UAE in 2025 and 2026, from Maroon 5 to Christina Aguilera

Eight killed in mosque bombing in Syria's Homs province

Archbishop of York says Israeli 'militias' prevented him visiting Palestinians in West Bank

Remembering actor and director Mohammad Bakri: Six films that shaped a Palestinian screen legacy

Dubai New Year's Eve: Roads to close early and Metro to run for 43 hours

Ask Mina: Do Liverpool need to buy a striker and is Fullkrug the worst signing in Premier League history?

Top 21 New Year’s Eve concerts in the UAE, from Alicia Keys and John Legend to Maroon 5 and Najwa Karam

Two killed in ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel

Turkey arrests suspected ISIS member over New Year attack plot

Israel recognises Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region as independent state

Cartoon for December 27, 2025

First the millionaires, now the billionaires: Fears for Britain's next great exodus

Postcard from industrial Aleppo: How Syria’s hollowed-out northern powerhouse is coming back to life

From the darkness of a Middle East eclipse to light at the end of a Pyramid tunnel – what 2026 may bring

What I've learnt from running the many marathons of the Middle East

'Halawa’: The Arabic word for sweets has connotations beyond taste

New World Disorder means the aid system cannot afford business as usual

Stranger Things 5, volume 2 and Kate Winslet's directorial debut - new movies and shows to stream

Fumee Steakhouse review: 'Golden' steaks and sharing-style starters take centre stage

Sam Altman says parenting without AI is impossible. This technology writer is prompted to disagree

Pictures of the week: From rain in Los Angeles to camel race spectators in Qatar

What surprised us in 2025?

US 'concerned' by recent events in southern Yemen